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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 6865906" data-attributes="member: 6803664">I don't see a problem with a flying PC race.  And they already exist - the Aarokoca (sp?), winged elves (from SCL book), and winged tieflings from ?  (UA PDF I think).The constant ability to fly though WILL influence you on what types of adventures & challenges you write for the party.  Or it should.Because it's a lot different option wise than a wizard who has the Fly spell.  The wizard MIGHT cast fly.  Or he might use that slot for something else.  And when he runs out of slots he won't be flying again for a while.Not so with a naturally flying character....  Odds are they'll want to fly about whenever they can, especially when it's advantageous.But at least with the medium sized characters you can limit that mobility a bit with cramped enviroments.  (our parties winged tiefling isn't doing much flying inside Death House!)If you make the race small though?  That just allows them to fly about with more freedom.  But it comes at the cost of having to play whatever the winged race is & accepting any limitations that might entail.Or are you worried another player will complain "But I can't fly...., I have to use a spell...."  Well then, if that's important to them, they should've picked the flying race instead of whatever they did.   Like I said, you'll need to think some about how you design things.Well then they shouldn't be using any # of monsters out of the MM.  Anything from stirges to dragons & lots in-between.Sorry, but flight is already something a DM gets to deal with on their end.   See above.  As for the flight speed/armor restrictions?  Those are the same as the Aarakocra....  My first thought is that flight speed should be x2 normal speed.  Aarakocra walk 25', same as a 1/2ling or  gnome.  So 50' flight for another small 25' move creature seems ok.  I'd look at the MM & the winged tiefling though & see if that's consistant.</blockquote>

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